Aerial bomb severely damages St. John the Baptist Church in Kramatorsk

On 22 September 2026, a Russian aerial bomb strike on Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, severely damaged the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Church of St. John the Baptist (храм в ім’я святого Іоанна Предтечі). The UOC information department said photographs showed serious damage to the walls, roof, and dome, a metal frame twisted by the blast wave, and debris across the grounds. The UOC said it was not known whether anyone on or near the church grounds was hurt. Citywide deaths and injuries from the Kramatorsk strikes that day are not attributed to this building.

Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin for Храм Різдва Іоанна Предтечі at 40Г, Nezalezhnosti Avenue, Kramatorsk (48.7327493, 37.5991419). Distinct from the 11 August 2026 St. Alexander Nevsky drone filing (kramatorsk-alexander-nevsky-2026) in the same city.